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Learning vocabulary from the news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/12/2015
» One of the benefits for English learners in following the news is that you can dramatically improve your vocabulary in a relatively short time. Here are some ideas to help you
Extreme weather: The record El Nino
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» PARIS - Deadly extreme weather on at least five continents is driven in large part by a record-breaking El Nino, but climate change is a likely booster too, experts said Monday.
Son sends Spurs third, Van Gaal on knife-edge
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Son Heung-Min's 89th-minute strike sent Tottenham Hotspur third in the Premier League on Monday in a 2-1 win at Watford, as Louis van Gaal prepared for what may prove his final game as Manchester United manager.
Real Madrid lose final appeal over Spanish Cup expulsion
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» MADRID - Real Madrid lost their appeal against being kicked out of the Copa del Rey on Monday but said they would still fight the decision even if the country's Administrative Tribunal for Sport (TAD) insisted it was final.
China to conduct anti-terror raids abroad
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» BEIJING - China has legalised overseas counter-terror operations by its military, details of a controversial new law showed, as it tries to tie violence linked to mainly Muslim Xinjiang into global concerns about extremism.
World stocks slide on China, oil worries
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» PARIS - World stocks fell on Monday as a weakening economic outlook for powerhouse China and renewed falls in the oil price prompted a sell-off.
Zagreb slaloms cancelled due to lack of snow
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» ZAGREB - The men's and women's World Cup slalom races scheduled for Zagreb on January 5 and 6 were cancelled on Monday due to poor snow conditions, an official said.
Amazon adds 3 million Prime subscribers
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - US online giant Amazon says it added three million customers to its Prime subscription service worldwide in the third week of December as it capped a record holiday season.
Iran ships uranium to Russia under nuclear deal: US
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» WASHINGTON - Iran shipped 25,000 pounds of low-enriched uranium to Russia on Monday, the United States said, hailing a key step in Tehran's implementation of a historic nuclear accord.
#JeSuisChien: Gallantry medal for anti-terrorist police dog
AFP, Published on 29/12/2015
» LONDON - A French police dog killed in a security services raid after the Paris attacks is to receive a posthumous medal for gallantry from a British animal charity, it said Monday.